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A ball is falling freely from a height of 45m. At a height 25m, it explodes into two equal pieces. One of the pieces travels horizontally with velocity of 10m/s. Find the distance between the pieces when they strike the ground.

A  ball is falling freely from a height of 45m.   At a height 25m, it explodes into two equal pieces. One of the pieces travels horizontally with velocity of 10m/s. Find the distance between the pieces when they strike the ground.

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Shobhit Varshney IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 33 Points
10 years ago
Hi,

Apply law of conservation of momentum to find out the velocity of the other part and then apply equation of motion to find out the distance travelled...............................................................................................................

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